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The Wild Angels

  • 19661966
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  • 1h 33m
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5.7/10
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Peter Fonda and Nancy Sinatra in The Wild Angels (1966)
The "Angels", a San Pedro motorcycle gang, parties in the Coachella Valley's Palm Springs Indian Canyons, California, and wreaks havoc with the local police.
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The "Angels", a San Pedro motorcycle gang, parties in the Coachella Valley's Palm Springs Indian Canyons, California, and wreaks havoc with the local police.The "Angels", a San Pedro motorcycle gang, parties in the Coachella Valley's Palm Springs Indian Canyons, California, and wreaks havoc with the local police.The "Angels", a San Pedro motorcycle gang, parties in the Coachella Valley's Palm Springs Indian Canyons, California, and wreaks havoc with the local police.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Roger Corman
  • Writers
    • Peter Bogdanovich(uncredited)
    • Charles B. Griffith
  • Stars
    • Peter Fonda
    • Nancy Sinatra
    • Bruce Dern
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  • Director
    • Roger Corman
  • Writers
    • Peter Bogdanovich(uncredited)
    • Charles B. Griffith
  • Stars
    • Peter Fonda
    • Nancy Sinatra
    • Bruce Dern
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 65User reviews
    • 71Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Trailer 2:55
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    Cowboys! Detectives! Giant Bugs! B-Movie History!
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    Trailers From Hell - The Wild Angels w/Roger Corman
    Featurette 3:02
    Trailers From Hell - The Wild Angels w/Roger Corman

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    Peter Fonda and Nancy Sinatra in The Wild Angels (1966)
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    Peter Fonda and Frank Maxwell in The Wild Angels (1966)

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    Peter Fonda
    Peter Fonda
    • Heavenly Blues
    Nancy Sinatra
    Nancy Sinatra
    • Mike 'Monkey'
    Bruce Dern
    Bruce Dern
    • Joe 'Loser' Kerns
    Diane Ladd
    Diane Ladd
    • Gaysh
    Buck Taylor
    Buck Taylor
    • Dear John
    Norman Alden
    Norman Alden
    • Medic
    Michael J. Pollard
    Michael J. Pollard
    • Pigmy
    Lou Procopio
    • Joint
    Joan Shawlee
    Joan Shawlee
    • Momma Monahan
    Marc Cavell
    Marc Cavell
    • Frankenstein
    Coby Denton
    • Bull Puckey
    Frank Maxwell
    Frank Maxwell
    • Preacher
    Gayle Hunnicutt
    Gayle Hunnicutt
    • Suzie
    Gina Grant
    Art Baker
    Art Baker
    • Thomas - Mortician
    Dick Miller
    Dick Miller
    • Rigger
    Kim Hamilton
    Kim Hamilton
    • Nurse
    Hal Bokar
    • Director
      • Roger Corman
    • Writers
      • Peter Bogdanovich(uncredited)
      • Charles B. Griffith
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    • Trivia
      The Hells Angels brought a $5 million defamation lawsuit against Roger Corman for what they perceived as a negative portrayal of their image.
    • Goofs
      The last bike of the funeral procession has a flat rear tire.
    • Quotes

      Heavenly Blues: We don't want nobody telling us what to do. We don't want nobody pushing us around.

      Preacher: I apologize. But, tell me, just what is it that you want to do?

      Heavenly Blues: We wanna be free! We wanna be free to do what we wanna do. We wanna be free to ride! We wanna be free to ride our machines without being hassled by The Man. And we wanna get loaded. And we wanna have a good time. And that's what we're gonna do. We are gonna have a good time. We are gonna have a party.

    • Connections
      Featured in Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel (1978)
    • Soundtracks
      Blues' Theme
      Written by Mike Curb and Davie Allan

      Performed by Davie Allan and The Arrows

    User reviews65

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    Top review
    7/10
    The First and Maybe the Best
    "Wild Angels" was the first of the American International biker pictures, which were a drive-in staple of the late 60's and early 70's. Coming almost a generation after "The Wild Ones" these films were enjoyed by anyone who enjoyed a beer-assisted drive-in fantasy about being an outlaw biker for a few hours (they usually played as double features). It was a big game of lets pretend.

    And like "Wild In the Streets" much of the appeal was the fear and disgust these things elicited from parents; as they were the only ones who actually took any of the stuff seriously. Many a Peter Fonda poster from "Wild Angels" went up on bedroom walls as parents pondered where they had gone wrong.

    The gang in "Wild Angels" did not wear Hells Angels colors, they were "Angels-San Pedro" although some Hells Angels from the Long Beach chapter actually appeared in the film. AI's biker films had very colorful titles and often mentioned Hell or Angels in the title: "Devils Angels", "The Born Losers", "The Savage Seven", "The Mini-Skirt Mob", "Angels from Hell", "Hells Angels 69", "Hells Belles", and "The Hard Ride".

    "Wild Angels" was ground-breaking stuff when it was released and featured more Nazi stuff than the later films because once the surfers adopted the Iron Cross it was no longer cool. It broke the outrage meter with its finale as the funeral for The Loser (Bruce Dern) turned into a gang-bang of his widow (Diane Ladd), the destruction of the chapel, the assault of the minister, the abuse of the corpse, and a rumble with the outraged townspeople. And throw in some drug use.

    Roger Corman's direction is his most active ever, and the editing by Monte Hellman keeps the pace moving along. You don't notice until it is over that very little actually happened. Fonda is super cool and Nancy Sinatra is unintentionally hilarious. Michael J. Pollard and Gayle Hunnicutt are instantly recognizable in supporting roles. Mike Curb's score is high-lighted by Davie Allan and the Arrows' hit "Blues' Theme."

    Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.
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    • Release date
      • July 20, 1966 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • MGM Studios (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • All the Fallen Angels
    • Filming locations
      • Idyllwild, California, USA
    • Production company
      • American International Pictures (AIP)
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    • Budget
      • $360,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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